The Jaxport board this week began its CEO search by awarding the contract to Heidrick & Struggles, a Chicago-based executive search firm, in an amount not to exceed $99,000 plus expenses. The firm routinely performs international searches for clients, but the Jaxport position will attract local applicants as well.

State Rep. Lake Ray, R-Jacksonville, has said he plans to apply for the job. Ray has served in the Florida House of Representatives since 2008 and the Jacksonville City Council from 1999 to 2007. He is a civil engineer by profession who has experience with ports design throughout the Southeast. According to Ray, that work has ranged from the analysis of traffic flows to how cargo is handled and how construction projects are structured. It has also included the design of the TraPac Inc. terminal.

Ray said one important challenge of the CEO job will be understanding the supply-chain side of the movement of goods, and incorporating that into to development of Jaxport’s strategic plan. He said his work strategizing transportation issues in legislation, including the development of a statewide freight mobility plan, has given him insight into market forces affecting ports.

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